Posted: May 22nd, 2009 | Author: Anne Jaclard | Filed under: Economic Crisis, News | Tags: crisis, haiti, immigrants, jobs, left, may day, new york, politics | No Comments »
ABOUT NEW YORK
May Day 2009: Immigrants, Jobs and Politics in a Time of Economic Crisis; Haitians
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Posted: May 8th, 2009 | Author: Andrew Kliman | Filed under: Economic Crisis, Economics, News | Tags: crisis, economy, jobs, labor, unemployment | 1 Comment »
Is the worst over?
A couple of hours ago, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the number of nonfarm payroll jobs fell in April by an estimated 539 thousand, and that the unemployment rate increased to an estimated 8.9%, from 8.5% in March. Read the rest of this entry »